Chicago Bears' Soldier Field hasn't been kind to New Orleans Saints: notebook

Brees embraces 'championship feelings'

METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints are 4-0 for the first time since 2009, when they started 13-0 and wound up winning the Super Bowl. So naturally, the comparisons have already started coming up a few times in interviews. Quarterback Drew Brees sai…

Cameron Wake knows what the schedule says, but he wants to get back on the field. The Dolphins pass-rusher, who missed Monday’s game against the Saints with a sprained knee, understands the Dolphins have a bye coming next week. But he said Wednesday he’…

Saints' run game stuck in reverse

METAIRIE, La. -- As good as the New Orleans Saints’ offense looked on Monday night, the run game continued to struggle. It’s like the Saints’ rushing attack keeps taking two steps forward, then falling 3 yards back. The Saints had a total of five negati…

New Orleans Saints chat with Larry Holder at Noon

Last week, the NFC offensive player of the week was Saints tight end Jimmy Graham. This week, the NFC offensive player of the week is the guy whose passes to Graham put the tight end in position for such honors. Quarterback Drew Brees has been selected …

Cardinals safety-turned-cult hero Rashad Johnson didn’t play last week after losing the tip of his left middle finger the week before against the Saints. And there were apparently fears he could have lost enough more of the digit had he given it a shot.…

The Bills have a short work week, so WR Stevie Johnson may skip his massage. Dolphins defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle is taking some criticism — including from himself — over Monday night’s loss to the Saints. With CB Aqib Talib in a contract year, th…

New Orleans Saints rookie nose tackle John Jenkins hasn’t received as much attention as his fellow draft classmates, safety Kenny Vaccaro and receiver Kenny Stills. But the third-round pick out of Georgia actually has the highest grade of the bunch acco…